stutter
To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal soundsTo speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
» Tom is stuttering.
Tom stottert.
Том заикается.
Том заїкається.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
He stuttered a few words of thanks.
(intransitive)To expel a gas with difficulty.
I was stuttering after the marathon.
The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope.
- speak haltingly
Examples
64 sentencesTom is stuttering.
Том заїкається.
ruТом заикается.
deTom stottert.
I stutter when I get nervous.
Why don't people stutter when they sing?
Tom tends to stutter when he's nervous.
Tom has a tendency to stutter when he's nervous.
Origin
From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).
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Forms
stutters, stuttering, stuttered, stuttered| Base form | stutter · to stutter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stutters |
| Present participle | stuttering |
| Past simple | stuttered |
| Past participle | stuttered |
irregular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle